Auxiliary windshield



Patented Oct. 7, 1930 fnR'rnnReLItLIE; oFLos ANGELES, oiulrromvmV M nxlILIARi i, E; lAmineantaV inea september Thisu invention relates to improvements in auxlllary-windshields for vehicles.

the vehicle butA allows the drver' to"v give di-v rection `signals quitereadilyjwith his 10 Asthewindowis op'en'amajor portion of the time, there-frequently is a considerable'l draft through` it an toenterit. Y j

diain or snow isV also apt 2g :different f situations; providing" an aux# iliary windshieldfon a vehicle of thecl'osed car type forwardlypf the abovel mentioned window, theexcess draft through'this window isr effectively Vstopped ,and the entrance of 25 :rain andfsnow is "also vgreatly reduced.

` Another objectof this invention is to provide anauxiliary windshield having a novelwf efficient 1 and' durable yet sim ple construction vde a supporting construction for supporting the glass of an auxiliaryjwindshieldf which' will prevent upyand down and also" lateral movement or loosening and'which will` also be so constructed that no formed inthe` glass.. f

With the foregoing an viewfwhich will be made manifest thefol` holes be ntfview in elevatiom parts being broken away and shown'in vertical sec# 5o" 1 tion illustrating theimproved windshield,-

A further object of this invention is to4 d other objects 'in `lowing detailed description l'and specifically` pointed out inthe appended claims, refer-i erspective view a;vehicle;v

indshield hasbeen wINnsiIIELn: A

a2, ,19261. seriai'fito.i. ',`ol10.v i i y i is a tfop plan view takenin the direc# tlon of theharrow 3 uponFig.r2, y section! taken u ,.Fg t isa-vertical ponfthelined-4i OfrFiglQ, l i" Fig; 5 isjhorizontal sectiontaken onvthe linee-5 upon Fig; 2, and

F'gLL 6 'sa` perspective vi struction. t Y n A- i l i i VReferring Ato the accompanying drawings i wherein. similar reference Vcharacters desigi QW n Washer employed upon each supporting @G11-1 tom supporting' brackets `lO and 11 which arev angular iin form and --each 4offwhichhas` lan outstanding aperturedY portion 1' 12.'. "These i brackets maybe fformedfoffsheet' metal or .any other materialA andin theiruprightpor` tions 13 theyhave aperturesjll for the reeep tionof screws to `fasten-them `to the body or jthe-door -ofa vehicle. Associated witheach v y I v -4 i ik auxiliary'windshieldeonsists of topja'nd bot-1f' i nj ole-jectl of 'this invention is to" provide `15 anaux-ilia'ry windshieldwhichhasbeen primarily 'designed to? be 'used upon vehicles `ofthe "close'dvcar typen butfit will bejreadil'v understood that the windshield maybe equal- 1y` welll employed uponother vehicles and in Vsupporting bracket aretwosheet metal members 'indicated lat 15 and" 16 respectively These sheet vnletal members @are also angular in cross section having body-portions for ears 17 and 18 respectively whichafe adapted to be positioned on opposite sides :of :thefoutstanding portions l2 of their respective-sup porting brackets'.` The sheetmetal members f 15 and '16 are substantially as" long asthe pane19is` wide, `and each an upturned flange 20 and 2 1respect`ively: Theftwolmembers'are so onstructed'thattheyihaveaper# i 17 j and-18; vand these'apertures can bei caused toregister witheach other and with the :ip erture ifi the outstanding portion `l2 of the supl ture`s=22 formed in their bodyportions or ears porting bracket,"sothat 'a bolwt23limay A-bev i passed therethrough and receive a-1nut2l` and a split/spring washer 25. *VVhenlthe sheet` metal members l5 and 1G are thus fastened lto their respective supportigigbrackets, the l two? flanges 20 'Tand' 21 are spaeedfrom each Y other `a`fdistanceapproximately equal `to the thickness offthe -panel9, thus forming chan'A nels at the top and bottom of 'thepane whicli` y are adapted" to -receive the top and bottomf` edges of theipane. The ends of the lan'ge2l on the member-16 `are bent toward the-flange 20-as` is indicated 26, thusv forming end-s v contactwith the stationarybrackets;y Befor the channels, so that When the top and bottom edges are disposed Within the channels, the corners of the pane kare covered and also lateral movement of the pane in the channels is effectively prevented.

The corners of the pane are recessed or notched, as indicated at 27, and screws 28 are threaded through the-flanges 20fand 21 serv ing to connect these flanges to each other and cause them to clamp upon the sidesoffhe glass pane 19. Within eaohizchamielthere-is preferably provided a rubber or .leather spacer 29 Which is channel-shapedin-forme K length so thatl when the screws 28 are tighttended and bent upwardly overthe' screws 28. This rubber vmember servesf-tospreventgthe glass from comingzinicont-act with metalq--andb and has the ends of itsbottonrslightlyr exbecomingfchippedr,On;the-forward sideedge of the glass pane 19 there;i sclamped-af vshaped metal strip S30-.having one of. its sides' reversely bent upon itself, as :indicated-M31, to Clamp' UPQD WrUbberforf-leather Weather strip .32. ,y A

upon the` vehicle, the-two sheet'im'etal-fmembers 15 and 16 are assembled togetherover.

the edges of the glass pane. Al. They-then..- havetheir ears. or body-portionsQpositionedg'inz,

contact qwit'h; the outstanding portions-y 12,-

-so that the member 15 is onfonel side andthe.- member 16 .is von the other.; .-lhe bolt-,23. is A. then Y passed through-fthe.;- registering-a'per-:

tures one off-.whichis. slightly ovalescent inf;A

form in the sheet metal members tofta'kefcarel i ofi-'variations in .thickness-of the glass,v and j the spring Washer and nut-24 are-applied to each bolt. On tighteninggthe-bolt 24,---the1;. ears or bodyportions .of the .,sheet\metal\;

members Will be; caused to clamp upon=the 5 outstanding A portion l,-12- so as gto frictionally hold the auxiliary,Windshield-orpane 19 .in

stripj-32is inecontact with thebody ofthe. vehicle, preventing the passage-of `airbeiA tween .the forward side: edge.. Ot thepane. and the body.

spring Washer 25 serves lto-..keepthe bolt..

tight and may alsoserve as a lock-resisting loosening ofthe nut. n By reason of Vthefact that-the body lpore.y

tions 17 and18-engageupon oppos`ite-sides.-k ofthe outstanding :portion ,of ,ther bracket,`

thereis alarge quantity of surface .upon the:A movable part ofrthel Windshield Which is in 1 cause of this it isnot necessarytofhavefthe@ yfbolts 25 very tight in order Vto.havegsufiief- By having -thesheet metal;v members on oppositesides-.of the outstande erred",J theflngesvvillfclamp firmly against the vpanel-19 along .itsentire `edge. f

From the allieve-v described. constructioni it, will ,be appreciated. that? a newauXiliary Windshield-is provided-.having a very simplen yetdurable construction {florfsupporting the glass pane. -It .will be appreciated that each: ofithef-topfand'lpottomI edges of the-.pane anse-y .e j j r y completely enclosed andk-lfirmly-lh'eld, reduc-.- i When the brackets 10y and 11 are'mounted g1;

inggreatly anydangerof breaking-the glass. V` F-urthermore,. it .is not l necessary todrill any, 9B, holesthrough the glass, Whichfon having; screvvsor bolts pass throu`gh. them might bei cracked thereby. The supportingbrackets, and sheet metal members canall befmade out ofi sheet metal and-bent .into their ,desiredmsr shape-.very easily ata min'imumexpense.; It.- will'also .be understood that-theimproved-4 Windshield is provided] with a eWeather strip which prevents-the passage of; air lbetween the body of them/chicle. andfthe windshield, 10o thus increasing its'effectiveness.' From an'` inspection of Fig. .l'it-Willi be appreciated'. that' the improved Windshield enables .the-- driver of-a-- closed-car to keep his ,Window-,H down practically continuously l.forventilafy tion vand for ,signalling purposes, and1 iat lthe same.' time` there is -no excessv draft; through this. open Window, and the' danger efraim.l or snow entering through it isgreatlyfmef -1 duced.v It `Will, beunderstoodthat various changes mayI be made in the.- .detail of constnution. Without departing .fromk the spirit and. scope of the. invention .as dened by the. appended claimsfy i y Y 1u I claim:v4 l 1. A n auxiliary Windshield'bomprisingtop and bottom securinglbr-ackfets, eachfbracket y having .an outstandingV portion, .a pane `of transparent material, two members associated' )QQ With each bracket -andarrangedagainst-op*- posite -sides fofthe outstanding portion, andv aboltlfastening `tl-reoutstanding portion and-lmembers together and urging theimembers f intos-frictional engagement With1their/respec- 125 tive ysides ofzthe outstandinggportion, said'.v members cooperating to form channels'have. ing `closed endswhich -receive the top and bottom edges ofthe pane ;respectively.-

2. auxiliaryiwindshield comprisingtopg ,130

` and bottom securing brackets, each having an outstanding portion, two sheet metal members associated with each bracket having their body portions disposed on opposite sides of the outstandingportion, a singlebolt securing the members and brackettogether, said members having flanges Cooperating together forming sides of the channel, a pane of transparent material having its edges disposed in the channels thus formed, the ends of the flange on one member being bent toward the otherflange, thus closing the ends of the channels to prevent lateral movement of the pane.

3. An auxiliary windshieldcomprising top and bottom securing brackets, two sheet metal members for each bracket, each sheet metal member having a body portion and a flange bent atr right angles thereto,`the body portion where it joins the flange being as wide as the flange is long, means for securing the body portions of said sheet metal members to each ,l other and to their respective `brackets,said

flanges co-operating to form channels, and

ma pane of transparent material having its edges disposed in said channels.

4. An auxiliary windshield comprising top and bottom securing brackets, two sheet metal `members for each bracket, each sheet metal member'having a body portion and a flange bent at right angles thereto, the body portion Y where -it joins the flange being as wide as the flange is long, means .for securing the body portions of said sheet metal vmembersto each other and to their respective brackets, said flanges co-operating to form channels, a

pane of transparent material having its edges disposed in said channels, and means connecting the corresponding flanges to each other so as to cause the flanges to clamp upon the pane,

5. An auxiliary windshield comprising top and bottom securing brackets, a sheet metal member secured to each bracket, each sheet metal member having a flangebent at rightopposite 'side of the pane and extending around one edge of the pane and having a body portion bent at right angles thereto, and means connecting said sheet metal members which are associated with each bracket together, the body portions of said sheet metal members being as wide where they join the flanges as the flanges are long.

In testimony whereof I have .signed my t name to this specification.

`ARTHUR c, LILLIE. l

and bottom securing brackets, a sheet metal i member secured to each bracket, each sheet metal member having a flange bent at right angles to its body portion, a pane of'transparent material fitting between said sheet metal members and positioned against the flanges thereon, and a second sheet metal y member for each of the first sheet metal members, each of thesecond sheet metal members having a flange positioned againstthe 

